Did Attics In World War Two Have Boxes

In this program students learn what qualifies as a primary source and how important they are as sources of information.

Did attics in world war two have boxes. It was a total mess but within that mess were several boxes which contained what turned out to be more than 1 000 letters postcards photos and memorabilia from his time in the army. They were popularly known as pillboxes a reference to their shape. I actually didn t know then the depth of his letters as i merely took the boxes and transferred them from his basement to my attic. The pandemic gave me time to do that he said.

Other attic finds most prominently a box of chocolates date to world war ii. The early months of world war ii colossally failed to serve its intended purpose and seriously jeopardized the war department s and navy department s abilities to sustain operations then being planned. Given the fact that the box contains all of its wrappings but no candy the team suggests that someone may have. British hardened field defences of world war ii were small fortified structures constructed as a part of british anti invasion preparations.

Over the years his attic collection grew to include boxes he had not even opened. No one in either of those departm ents had paid attention to the changes that had occurred in packaging designs since armistice day. Many of these articles were stored in boxes or trunks and then tucked away in attics basements and garages for decades. Following world war ii many americans kept souvenirs of lost loved ones or their time in the war.

One box contained a storage tube he didn t recognize.